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âReally⊠truly⊠guh⊠I, Iâm so⊠sorryâŠâ
He had known Phianse for more than a decade, but for the first time, she apologized.
âS, stopâŠwhy⊠are you like thatâŠâ
âIâm so, sorry⊠EarthâŠâŠ uhâŠâ
Thatâs why that single âIâm sorryâ resonated so heavily with me.
My mouth was naturally moving too.
But what was I sorry for?
What am I trying to apologize for?
For not noticing Phianseâs feelings?
For not living up to her expectations?
I canât figure out what I need to apologize for. But when I look at Phianse now, was it all my fault, and sheâs just a poor victim?
And the answer came naturally.
âI⊠maybe I was only thinking about myselfâŠâ
If Phianse was acting with everything in mind for her own convenience, then I was only thinking about myself, and I was covering my ears thinking that all the voices around me were irritating noise.
âThatâs why⊠I was also⊠wrong⊠Iâm sorry.â
Iâve apologized to Phianse several times before.
ââ As you are now, wonât you be a disappointment to your father, the hero, Earth?
ââ I, I lack, the dignity, princessâŠ
It was a frivolous thing, nothing heartfelt about it.
So, in that sense, it might have been my first time too.
âNo, Iâm the oneâŠâ
âNo, no, I⊠certainly responded to you with condescending sarcasmâŠâ
âThatâs because I was nagging you without knowing how you feelâŠâ
âWell, if it was just how you felt about me⊠Iâm sorry I didnât notice anything about it⊠that I couldnât live up to your expectationsâŠâ
âD, donât say that! Me and everyone just forced it on you!â
I apologize to Phianse because I felt I was at fault.
That said, my apology made Phianse flustered.
âBesides, I didnât just do things that were convenient for me⊠umâŠâŠ I also said various things to keep the girls in class from falling in love with you⊠I really did something awful! Iâm sorry!â
âNo, no, thatâs âŠâŠ not a big âŠâŠ deal, huh?â
In response to my apology, Phianse was like, âNo, Iâm the one whoâs at fault,â and I was like, âNo, I am too,â and we apologized again, only this time I couldnât help but respond.
âItâs⊠certainlyâŠâŠ thatâs rightâŠâ
I remembered. Speaking of which, it was like that every single time.
âNo, look⊠thatâs what people around me were always like, âAre you still the son of a hero?â. But sometimes you would be there? The girls in class wouldâŠâ
ââBut⊠the princess is really impressive, butâŠâŠ Earth is pretty strong, too.
ââYes, heâs a little withdrawn, but looks a bit wild and coolâŠ
ââHis household is wealthy, tooâŠ
The girls in class reacted with a pulse. They were blushing and praising me.
Even though I was only interested in Sadiz, I was honestly happy and embarrassed.
I couldnât beat the princess, but I was second in my grade, which means Iâm an honor student in my class.
On top of that, I have a good family background, so normally girls wouldnât leave them alone.
ââThere seems to be a little misunderstanding. Certainly, he is talented, his face may not be bad, and he comes from a wealthy family. But, he also has a twisted side too. His character is considerably demonic, and tends to be disobedient at times. Also, more than anything, when I was a child, he rudely peeked at my underwear, and he still hides smutty books in his room. The other day, I heard from his maid that he had hidden a double-bottomed drawer and even set up a magic trap to hide them. No, that isnât good for the boys of his age, but heâs hiding something obscene. His appearance itself isnât bad, but the eyes are pretty bad, no, I donât think itâs wild and masculine, itâs just bad. His family is also wealthy, and his parents are two respectable heroes. However, his upbringing is too lenient, and he was spoiled growing up. You donât want that, do you? No, but itâs not that heâs not working hard. He studies and trains very hard just so he can beat me. While he seems to not care about losing, I have witnessed his figure working hard in shadows without anyone noticing, still, th-that is, yes. He has no delicacy towards girls. Yes, thatâs why you should definitely stop aiming for him.
She talked so fast and blurted out a lot of bad things about me to the girls.
And when the girls heard that, they were smilingâŠ
ââUfufufu, oh we understand, princess.
ââAmong us⊠No, I donât think any girl in the Imperial city is aiming to be Earthâs girlfriend.
And that being said, I didnât have many sweet and sour memories of the Academy.
âThatâs right, no matter how you think about it, thatâs terrible! No one would accept me⊠and in the midst of all that twisting and turning, you ragged on me in a rage to all the girls who might have maybe liked me!â
âAh, uh, uh, thatâsâŠâ
âYeah! Iâm getting pissed off all over again just remembering that! If I could have even one good memory at the Academy, maybe something would have changed!â
âTh, thatâs because Iâm glad when Earth is praised, but⊠when Earth becomes popular, or when a girl other than me was wooing Earth⊠I, I didnât like itâŠâ
âNuwha, h, how selfish! Even with such a despondent expression, that is terrible!â
âUh, uh, uh, I, Iâm really sorry. It, itâs not something that can be forgiven by apologizing, but⊠really the worst thing you can do as a person⊠huh? But didnât you just say that you only had eyes for Sadiz at the time?!â
âThatâs that! This is this!â
âNuwha?! What is that nonsense way of thinking! In other words, you want to get along with other girls even though you have someone you love, or something like that!â
âI wonât go that far, but no, but who knows what would happenâŠâ
âYoooouuu, you didnât notice my feelings in the slightest! No, itâs my fault for not telling you, but⊠But! Iâm awful, but is that even an option?!â
âNo, Iâm only human! Even if theyâre not my type, when a girl seeks your attention⊠it feels good! Even though they were making so much noise about Rebal and Fu, Iâm the only one left out!â
âWha, what is that! Itâs a bit pathetic!â
Somehow, after emotionally cursing at each other a while ago, she apologized for her shenanigans⊠then again, we argued.
âGe, generally speaking, it seems youâre a perv to begin with, even if youâre not! And the genre of books you had was dangerous! [The Magic School Panties Collection], [I Made a Warrior Candidate Say âKuh, Kill Meâ], or [Seduced at the Graduation Ceremony, The Magical Mirror Carriage], and so on, that depicted students in uniforms like ours in an obscene manner!â
âOuna gave those to me as a token of friendship after transferring schools⊠until then we never interacted?! Iâm telling you, I didnât choose to collect any of them!â
âBut you must have read them! Because the books had creases!â
âI receive it, Iâll look at it! Of course I read them!â
âWhy are you saying that so arrogantly?!â
âThatâs what men do! I mean, who are you to talk when you stole erotica from someoneâs room without permission! Whatâs the matter with you?!â
The heavy atmosphere of before is goneâŠ
ââFu~, fu~, fu~âŠâŠâŠâŠâŠâŠ puhâŠââ
Even though we bared our teeth, glared at each other and yelled at each otherâŠ
âPupu, really⊠alreadyâŠâŠ hehe⊠really, EarthâŠâ
âKuhaha⊠jeez, give me a break, Phianse isâŠâ
âFufuâŠwhy⊠I⊠soonerâŠâ
âWhy couldnât I have exposed âŠâŠ everything more like this⊠even my unseemly jealousy⊠I need you to see that ugly part as well⊠if you donât accept my true self, it wouldnât mean anythingâŠâ
Phianse smiled and fell on her back on the clouds.
I sat down next to her and laughed as I watched Phianse smile like a girl of her age.
âThatâs right⊠weâve been together for over a decade⊠there are things that you canât understand just by being together⊠after all, I didnât know what to put into words, I misunderstood things⊠whether itâs a childhood friendâŠâŠ or a parent-child relationship.â
âIn that sense, Coman is the same.â
Nodding at Phianseâs words, a slightly somber air flowed through us.
âEarth⊠wonât you go back to the Imperial City? No excuses, no explanation, no matter whatâŠâ
âNo excuses, no explanation, no matter what, because I have no regrets about my actions and the power I used, the power I acquired.â
âCome to think of it⊠thatâs right. About that⊠would you tell me?â
Phianseâs question turned to âthat momentâ.
That was when I used the Great Magic Spiral in the Imperial match.
But, was this a good time to say it? Phianse laughed bitterly at my hesitationâŠ
âI see. Then, not now.â
âIâm not going to ignore your feelings and ask you to talk about something difficult. Just let me know when you can talk.â
Phianse saw my hesitation and pulled away.
It was a bit surprising. In the first place, she must have chased me to find out about it.
âBy the way, Kron and Shinobu⊠do they know?â
âI see, um⊠thenâŠâ
She didnât ask about the truth. Instead, she was checking to see if there were others who knew the truth.
And Kron and Shinobu didnât know. At that moment, it seemed that Phianse clenched his fists slightly, but immediately peeked into my faceâŠ
âSo, does Sadiz know?â
âYeah. I told Sadiz.â
âNu, mu⊠uh, I see.â
I nodded sharply at the question.
Phianse pouted a little, but quickly exhaled and laughed again.
âEarth, Iâm weaker than Sadiz right now.â
âWell, it canât be helped. Rebal and Fu are still no match for Sadiz.â
âYeah, and⊠I⊠Iâve never lost to you, but now I donât feel like I can beat you. And now I feel like youâre stronger than SadizâŠâ
âI donât know about that. Iâve never fought Sadiz in a fight, and Iâm sure we have some chemistryâŠâ
âWell, thatâs good⊠thatâs how it is.â
âThatâs just how much difference there is between you and me.â
I mean, I donât have to fight Sadiz like I did with Paripi and Jamdiâel.
But thatâs not what the princess was trying to sayâŠ
âI am still inexperienced. I still have to improve myself. There are things I need to do before declaring that I will bring you back or marry you, or anything like that. I, too, know only a small world, and I didnât realize that I was a frog in a well.â
In a strong, determined tone, Phianse told me. Then she stood up and stared at the end of the endless skyâŠ
âItâs time to start from scratch. I wonât lose to you, who wants to go out into the world and live freelyâŠas a princess, as a warrior, as a woman⊠I⊠I will aim higher. Right now, from this moment.â
âOh, so⊠you can do as you please. I canât catch you as I am now.â
Without any hesitation, I nodded back at her straight eyes and smiled, which was refreshing.
âEarth, I donât need a farewell hug right now. No kissing, no intercourse.â
âHey, who would do that?!â
âFufufufu, but⊠insteadâŠâ
The princess held out her right hand to meâŠ
âWould you mind shaking hands with me?â
Farewell? Reunion? Friendship? Or an oath? It could mean a lot of things, butâŠ
âYeah, Iâll do my best. You do your best too.â
At least today, we can go back to being childhood friends, and while feeling like weâve become true friends again, I shook the hand that was offered to me.
I really appreciate your kindness. I didnât update yesterday because it was Friday the 13th and it was bad luck.
With the feedback Iâve received over the past few days, Iâm glad that weâve finally gotten the opinion of the Princess Flame Flash faction. Until now, I had not been able to bring Princess Ferguson to the forefront, but in fact, with the default setting that I can say now, Princess Phan Feihong was really going to be the first heroine.
As I mentioned at some point before, the story itself was originally planned to end with the first arc. As an initial setting flow that can be said now, in the middle of the Imperial Match, invaders from outer space appeared and the father defended his son and the people, saying, âI will protect my family even if I dieâ and was taken away as it is. Then, the awakened son and his friends said, âDad, Iâll save you!â and Dad was like âYouâve become so strongâ, and with the spiral powered up by the fatherâs magic power⊠no, he defeated the enemy with a Super Magic Spiral and somehow won. What happened to Earth, who realized the princessâs feelings in the middle of the battle? That was the initial setting for this story.
However, the story received an unexpectedly strong response and was published in book form, so we were forced to change the schedule because we could no longer finish the story.
So I was frustrated that I had changed my plans and was only able to treat Princess Fingerflare Bombs unfavorably when she was actually a candidate for the first heroine. However, for better or worse, I was finally able to spotlight her, and now I am filled with the feeling that âI am finally ready to start againâ.
Please donât hate me, from now on⊠please keep an eye on Princess Phianse from now on!!
And today, the second volume of the book is finally on sale. At the timing of the release of the second volume, I feel âOhâ that the main story has arrived at the current situation in this way.
By the way, the book includes⊠Shinobuâs belly button⊠Bro with his hat off⊠ohohoho.
If we make it to Volume 3, we will be able to introduce the critically acclaimed âGoddessâ, but to be honest, at the moment it is undecided. This is a world of merit competition, so I hope it will continue.